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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
addressed
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
always
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
animal
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
away
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
bayonet
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
benefit
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
big
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
blade
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
board
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
Bronson
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
clothing
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
cork
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
curled
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
deserving
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
diagonally
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
directlynounUS /ˈdirectly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
distributing
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
dog
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
dog's
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
earth
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
evident
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From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
fitting
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
forthcoming
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
friendly
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
front
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
given
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
grader
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
grading
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
inch-long
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
interests
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
Irwin's
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
Jim
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
labor
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
large
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
less
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
leveling
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
licking
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
line
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
machine
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
made
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
making
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
median
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
mongrel
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
moved
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
much
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
muzzle
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
mystery
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From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
needle
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
Newton
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
Newton's
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From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
nose
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
nuisance
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
others
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
otherwise
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
pains
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From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
palms
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
people's
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
persiflage
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
Ponto's
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
pressing
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
protruded
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
pulling
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
REVERSED
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
ring
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
road
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
rolled
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
several
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
some
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From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
tail
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
task
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From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
there
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From this reading That there was some mystery about the muzzle was evident from Newton's pains to make a secret of it.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
thrust
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
trips
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
UNANIMITY
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From this reading REVERSED UNANIMITY The great blade of the grading machine, running diagonally across the road and pulling the earth toward its median line, had made several trips, and much persiflage about Jim Irwin's forthcoming appearance before the board had been addressed to Jim and exchanged by others for his benefit.
wagging
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From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading To Newton Bronson was given the task of leveling and distributing the earth rolled into the road by the grader--a labor which in the interests of fitting a muzzle on his big mongrel dog he deserted whenever the machine moved away from him.
wires
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From this reading Its wires were curled into a ring directly over the dog's nose, and into this ring Newton had fitted a cork, through which he had thrust a large needle which protruded, an inch-long bayonet, in front of Ponto's nose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading No dog would have seemed less deserving of a muzzle, for he was a friendly animal, always wagging his tail, pressing his nose into people's palms, licking their clothing and otherwise making a nuisance of himself.
